!!!Thumb, Michael b. Bezau, Vorarlberg, ca. 1640, d. Bezau, Feb. 19, 1690, master builder; brother of Christian Thumb and father of Peter Thumb. First important master of the Vorarlberg School; for some time collaborated with his brother Christian as well as M. Beer and F. Beer von Blaichten. !Works Dominican monastery of Thalbach in Bregenz, 1674-77; shrine on Schoenenberg mountain near Ellwangen (Germany), 1682/83. !Literature N. Lieb, Die Vorarlberger Barockbaumeister, %%sup %%sup 2/% /%1976. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Thumb,_Michael|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]